Thursday, December 11, 2008

Contact me if you are interested in donating a book of stamps for the cause. I still have State Representatives and Senators who've yet to receive the first standard letter, and I already have a long list of State Representatives who need a "Why haven't you responded?" follow-up.

If you donate, I'll give you a thanks in the blog and list the names of the elected officials your stamps enabled me to contact.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Depending on wording of the bill it is possible I would support such a bill.

I responded, Can you elaborate as to what wording would persuade you to vote for such legislation? I have yet to hear from Rep Dickson; therefore, I will follow-up with a letter. Contact Rep Dickson at tom.dickson@house.ga.gov; let him know how you feel about discrimination.

Thank you for contacting me about the potential of a ban on gay adoptions. You can count on me to find ways to make sure such legislation doesn’t pass but I am only one vote. Who is your Senator and Rep? Be sure they hear from you.

This message also came as no surprise since Rep Gardner has always been an ally to the LGBT community. In addition, Rep Gardner followed up to find out how her peers are responding. Take a moment to thank Rep Gardner at pat@patgardner.org.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Having not seen the legislation yet, I am hesitant to comment. At first blush, I would be in favor of the bill, however I would like to see the bill and have time to think about it in depth before making my final decision.

It seems we need to convince Rep England that he should stand against discrimination instead of standing for it. Please send him an email at englandhomeport2@alltel.net.

Representative Roger Bruce, District 64, did not want to discuss the matter via email, so I called him. During our conversation Rep Bruce stated he didn't feel a ban would be an issue. He feels if one is introduced and passes that it will be struck down by the courts as unconstitutional. Rep Bruce never directly said that he would oppose a ban against LGBT Georgians. I got the vibe that Rep Bruce doesn't want to go on the books as being "gay friendly." Contact Rep Bruce at rbruce5347@aol.com; let's see if he asks you to call him.

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is a poet and activist. In 2008, Dustin founded LIMP WRIST and Quarrel. He has been featured at poetry readings in Atlanta as well as Savannah, and his work has been published in numerous online magazines as well as in Atlanta's DAVID magazine. Besides writing poetry and 'cooking up' poetry projects, Dustin enjoys serving on the Atlanta Pride Committee as well as the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival Committee, and keeping elected officials on their toes. Contact Dustin via email: dustinvbrookshire@gmail.com